This probably won't mean much to anyone not in Wales during the 70's, 80's and 90's.

My all-time favorite Welsh folk singer/song writer was a valley boy named Max Boyce. His music was a combination of his fanaticism for Welsh rugby and his special form of self-deprecating humor that made fun of the Welsh culture, history and lifestyle (he was one of few who could get away with it.)

I've sung Max' many songs a capella for many years, but I've never been able to accompany myself, which he does with a guitar. Since I'm currently in guitar-learning mode, I recently dug out some of his songs, did a little re-arranging, and I'm learning to play them as I sing along.

Max is currently 71 years old, and still on the concert circuit, although he recently had a heart situation that caused him to cancel concerts for the rest of the year.

I stumbled across a U-tube video of a Welsh boys a capella choral group Only Boys Aloud who sang a 70th birthday tribute to Max (a medley of some of his songs) live on TV:

Glad to hear it Cymro. He disappeared for a while, but has had a comeback the last few years.

BTW did you catch the line in the boys' choral tribute "he's done more for rugby than any player has"? A bit of an overstatement, given that the great players of the 'golden era' of the 70's gave him fodder for his early songs. OTOH he has been a huge and very visible fan of the game.